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Chapter 168 Pension

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    Han and Guo, on the other hand, thought wisely: the good start of the Guard Brigade was already an unexpected blessing, and they could legitimately participate in the suppression of bandits, and their identities had been whitewashed.  While we are resting now, it's time to sum up our experience and reward the soldiers. Especially the officers and soldiers who sacrificed their lives should have an explanation.

    Zhang Hanqing also decided to contain the harassing troops. He carefully discussed future issues such as the treatment and pensions of officers and soldiers at the brigade headquarters with several of his subordinates. He came up with some effective rules and regulations and decided to continuously strengthen them in the future.  Subsequently, a meeting of 10,000 people from the Guard Brigade was held in Baiyintai Lai.

    Although Zhang Hanqing is a young marshal and has been working at the grassroots level to harmonize officers and soldiers when he has time, there are still some soldiers who do not recognize him.  People in the army say that the young marshal is young, calm and courageous, but in real people, this is rare.  When they saw the young and outrageous Zhang Hanqing, who was dressed in military uniform and was accompanied by Guo Songling, Han Linchun and Wang Yizhe, strutting on the stage, many people showed various expressions.

    Zhang Hanqing just smiled, then cleared his throat and said loudly: "Brother is Zhang Xueliang!"

    This call of "brother" narrowed the distance between the officers and soldiers.  Anyone who has been a soldier knows that the brotherhood in the same trench is more precious than anything else.

    He stopped the audience's excitement and said with emotion: "The first battle after our Guards Brigade became an army ended with the complete annihilation of the enemy bandits. This battle made all the doubts, criticisms, and ridicules about us disappear.  Just wash it off!

    In this battle, all the officers and soldiers of our brigade fully demonstrated their bravery, obedience, responsibility and well-trained skills.  There is a famous saying that goes, ¡®Only those who obey discipline can enforce discipline.¡¯ Our Guard Brigade fully embodies this discipline.  He is strict in training in peacetime and strict in obedience during war. Finally, he showed his authority this time.  Guards Brigade, well done!  "

    The officers and soldiers in the audience will smile heartily. No matter what, they are all winners and alive.  In troubled times, human life is as cheap as a dog. Compared with those deceased comrades, they are all happy.

    Then, Zhang Hanqing said in a sad tone: "Those who lead the army cannot ensure that every soldier can come back alive, but they must ensure that the soldiers' lives will not be sacrificed in vain. This time, hundreds of our brothers are buried on this land.  , Their sacrifices were not in vain, and what they did is worthy of the word 'soldiers'! Let us take off our hats and pay tribute to these fallen heroes!"

    In full view of the public, our deputy brigade commander Xiao stood up with a sad face, took off his hat, and observed a moment of silence. The officers and soldiers of the Guard Brigade who had received similar training all stood up like a reflex.

    "A bow" This is reverence for heaven and earth;

    "Bow again" This is to mourn the deceased;

    "Three bows" This is to comfort the family members.

    According to the etiquette system promulgated in the first year of the Republic of China, bending down three times to salute is the most respectful etiquette.  Young Marshal, with the dignity of Young Marshal, dedicated the most noble courtesy to the soldiers who were originally unknown.  The solemn and solemn scene greatly affected some soldiers who regarded being a soldier as an inferior status. It turns out that being a soldier also has dignity!

    After fully exaggerating the performance of the Guard Brigade, Zhang Zuolin¡¯s praise for the Guard Brigade was read out:

    "The cavalry company made a great contribution in this war. His fighting spirit fully demonstrated that our political work was very effective. The officers and soldiers of the whole company dared to fight in the face of a situation that was far superior to ours, and became the main force of our army.  Arrival bought time, but also suffered a heavy price. One hundred and nine people died starting from the deputy company commander onwards.

    The Brigade Headquarters and the Bandit Suppression Headquarters reported to the Warlord's Office and decided that the cavalry company would be awarded collective special merit. All other fallen soldiers would be martyrs, and their families would receive a pension and a free five-year pension in the subsequent land reform.  acres of prime farmland and tax-free for life.  These will become common practice and will be written into the land law. After the meeting, the political and industrial groups will register one by one and distribute the "Land Certificate" and "Tax-Free Certificate" to each household.  If there is no spouse, the inheritance will be in the order of parents, children, brothers and sisters.

    The martyrs will set up a cemetery and erect a monument at the place where they died for future generations to admire.  In the future, if conditions permit, the deceased can be relocated to a martyrs cemetery set up locally according to the wishes of the family, and the state will provide the expenses. This will also become a common practice.  Every year during the Qingming Festival and Spring Festival, the local government must organize manpower to express condolences to the martyrs and actually solve the difficulties. This will become the first priority of civil affairs work.

    The martyrs died for the stability of the country. Some of them already have descendants. The obligation to raise these descendants naturally falls on us.  I, Zhang Xueliang, swear to my brothers that if there is food for the Guard Brigade, they will have a share of their rations!  Their education and life until they reach the age of sixteen are all borne by us.

    I have applied to the Provincial Governor¡¯s Office to build a school for bereaved families to solve the educational problems of the children of martyrs free of charge  In addition, all severely disabled officers and soldiers who are willing to stay in the army according to their own wishes can be responsible for guarding the cemeteries of their comrades or working in military-run factories; those who wish to return home will also receive a pension from the local government |  Responsible for care.  This method will be implemented throughout Fengtian in the future, not only by our Guards Brigade, but also by the 27th Division, and by all our officers and soldiers.

    For those who have meritorious service, the headquarters will verify them one by one, and the Political Department will request credit according to disciplines.  "

    During the Beiyang government period, military positions above lieutenant general basically corresponded to special civilian appointments, those above colonel corresponded to brief appointments, lieutenant general and major corresponded to recommended appointments, and lieutenant officers corresponded to appointed appointments.  Therefore, Zhang Zuolin, as the military governor, has sufficient power to appoint and remove officers at the brigade, camp, and company levels of the Guards.

    After the meeting, Zhang Hanqing held a meeting of cadres above the brigade and company of the Guard, summarizing matters such as tactical planning, military organization, logistics preparation, equipment coordination, officer and soldier morale, combat techniques, etc. of the entire brigade in the previous stage.  After fully affirming the work of the political and industrial corps in boosting the morale of the army, Zhang Hanqing also criticized himself: "The headquarters' strategy against the enemy is too idealistic. If it were not for the bloody battles of the frontline soldiers, the encirclement and annihilation of the bandit army would be a laughing stock."

    This is not modesty, it is true.  It's funny when I think about my talk on paper before the war: The theory of inserting oneself behind enemy lines and encircling three or one of three is correct, but when the Japanese blocked him at Fengtian Station for two days, he didn't realize that the battlefield situation had already happened.  Despite the changes, they still followed the established plan and almost allowed the bandit army to slip back to the grassland.  Of course, it also made the cavalry company famous.

    With his statement, some of the slanderous voices in the army disappeared.  Well, as the top officer, the young marshal has the courage to take responsibility and dare to dissect himself. There is nothing else to say except self-criticism.

    Invisibly, the dissatisfaction caused by Zhang Hanqing being praised and promoted by the central government alone was eliminated.  Later, national history and military history said that the Tongliao Conference enabled the entire party and the entire army to form a tradition of "excellent style of criticism and self-criticism", which is why it came about.

    Based on the merits of the cavalry company, Xiao He also succeeded in defeat. Zhang Hanqing ordered all officers and soldiers in the company to be promoted to the first level due to merit, and the cavalry company was expanded into a battalion.  Wang Wensheng was promoted to commander of the newly built cavalry battalion on the same day, and Li Debiao also rose to the rank of company commander.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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